Critical Role of cAMP Response Element Binding Protein in the Signaling of Angiotensin II and Tumor Necrosis Factor α
Toshihiro Ichiki
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan

Implication of Angiotensin II as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor in Hemodialysis Patients
Toshihiko Ishimitsu, et al.
Department of Hypertension and Cardiorenal Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan

Modulatory Effects of Vascular Humoral Factors on Membrane Function in Hypertension and the Metabolic Syndrome
—Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study
Kazushi Tsuda
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research Center, Kansai University of Health Sciences, Osaka, Japan

Nitric Oxide Bioavailability of Angiotensin II on Evaluated by a Catheter-Type Nitric Oxide Sensor
Toshio Imanishi, et al.
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

Prediction of Intestinal Ischemia Following Bilateral Hypogastric Arteries Occlusion in Stent Graft Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm —Evaluation by Transanal Doppler Ultrasound and Near-infrared Spectroscopy at the Buttocks—
Susumu Makimura, et al.
Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

Efficiency of Our Criteria in Evaluating Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis with Duplex Ultrasonography
Toshio Takayama, et al.
Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

A Case of Minimally Invasive Vascular Surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Horseshoe Kidney
Teruaki Ushijima, et al.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Maizuru Mutual Hospital, Kyoto, Japan